Reply from Stellation Media x Fanbase IntelNov 14, 2019
Hi Rhett,
Thanks for the kind words and transparency. Yes from Oct 19th to the early bits of November it has been a heck of a battle with Instagram. With their application constantly having problems, pushing out major API updates and all the hype in the media around the 2020 election in the US and social media marketing on Instagram it's been hectic but we are not giving up, our new feature mass story engager has been working really well!
For readers, automation is not what it used to be. Set, forget and you can run your account seamlessly for years. We have a full dev team that is constantly adapting, updating and figuring out ways to get around Instagram's strict measures. When things work, they WORK and we deliver crazy results. With using ANY automation/growth service in 2019 - 2020 THERE WILL BE HICCUPS. When IG makes a major update, it affects all third party services since it runs on their open API.
At the end of the day it comes down to this, without these growth companies the only other option is to run IG Ads or Shoutouts from large pages on Instagram, both of these are EXTREMELY pricey. If you want results that you can scale, be consistent and no hiccups here and there, that's your route. Your looking at spending anywhere from $300-$1000 a month tho and that's if you know how to do it properly and have the right team & experience.
Otherwise, you have to deal with the problems that will come along with third-party growth services, as stated above, it's not what it used to be. For $99 a month, there is nowhere else where you can increase your profile visits, followers, DM engagement, story views, website clicks etc.
If you look at ANY growth company, everyone is getting bad reviews because we are all going through the same BS but i can assure you that we provide the most transparent, honest and best customer service on top of one of the best services / all in one dashboard in the industry.
Moving forward we have been setting the tone and letting our clients know this from day 1 in their welcome email. We can't predict the future however based on our past experiences we can provide some insights.